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Thoughts and observations on the intersection of technology and business; searching for better understanding of what's relevant, where's the value, and (always) what's the goal ...

Saturday, February 02, 2008

Anthropology of LinkedIn Answers: Five Days of Posts

I have seven RSS feeds from LinkedIn Answers in my blogroll for a few months now. I'll answer a question every once in a while, haven't posted one yet, maybe some day. As I scan these questions, I can see this social network exhibiting multiple personalities, interesting patterns.

So this week, I let my blog reader pile up the questions for five straight days without marking any as "read". An entirely unscientific analysis (warning: I am not an anthropologist), but here's what I found as I sat down to catch up with the posts ...

Overall Statistics

The volume of unsolicited traffic in my voicemail and e-mail inboxes tells me that sales reps and recruiters are aggressively using LinkedIn for opportunity prospecting. However, the numbers below seem to show that the rest of us are looking to the network to solve technology problems (primarily), followed by a smattering of management issues ...

Technology	338	52%
Management	112	17%
Staffing and Recruiting	72	11%
Business Operations	66	10%
Professional Networking	29	4%
Offshoring and Outsourcing	20	3%
Mergers and Acquisitions	8	1%
Total	645

Scanning the questions, I found a number of interesting themes coming through ...

Networks and Subnetworks

Are you interested in a networking group for asset reliability professionals?

Interested in joining the Treasury Technology Networking Group?

Process Improvement - Software and Systems - Please join us!

I'm looking to find a solid networking group in Rhode Island and Massachusetts - does anyone know of a few?

Who wants to network with a Wal-mart employee?

What are some good networking events in Greater Kansas City?

Join the Disaster Healthcare LinkedIn Group!!!

Anyone interested in joining the IGDA group?

Anyone interested in joining the Tek-Tips Contributor group?

Ladies: Is anyone interested in joining www.awtsocal.org?

Facetime

Are you attending the WBR Field Service 2008 Conference in Tucson, AZ? (April 7-10)

Is There Anyone Interested in Meeting at CeBIT in March?

Who plans on attending SMX West Feb 26-28 Santa Clara?

What are the unmissable parties/networking events at Mobile World Congress?

Is anyone going to SQLBits 2008

Anyone going to the Game Developer Conference (GDC) 2008?

Is it worth attending AdTech 2008 SF?

Face2Face in Vegas, Austin, Seattle & London

OnRamp High Tech Happy Hour - February 7th!

GDC: anyone want to meet up and talk about web 2.0 and games?

Is There Anyone Interested in Meeting at CeBIT in March?

Can we meet @ the Mobile World Congress (formerly 3GSM) in Barcelona?

Amazingly Specific

what's the travel agency in toronto can offer cheapest air ticket from toronto to china

I need Pepsi 20 oz only. Will buy a truck load Please help. Call xxx-xxx-xxxx Jacksonville area

Does anyone have a reasonable contact for purchasing dry ice?

I'm looking to connect with people in the know about Anatomical Pathology (Histology & Cytology) Quality and Management Standards and case studies using Lean and Six Sigma principles.

Is there a mathematical formula that you can use that will help determine if a job would be too far to travel every day?

How can we transcend the dualistic perceptions of Capital and Labor in an industry?

Marvell 88W8060 MIMO RF Txceiver - I need to find someone who has used this part...

Anyone know what /instmsg/aliaes/user.name is?

Entrepreneurial Manufacturing

Know of any bakeries that have capacity and are willing to take on a handmade product?

Who has knowledge/experience in packaging/Drying/Sealing/Sterilizing Bioresorbable materials, like PDS sutures or PGA/PLA ?

I am looking for someone who can reverse engineer a food product, preferably one located in Texas. Can anyone help?

Any knowledge of manufacturing of a rubber bladder capable of holding pressure of around 2-3 bar?

High quality, reasonable cost manufacturer needed for high end baby carriers

Who do you know in microelectronic manufacturing?

Ask a Simple Question ... some of these have been asked a millian times before - others are sound quite urgent. I can't imagine waiting for a response ...

Can someone recommend a good online content management process/application?

What is the best document management system?

Discredited Business or Entrepreneurial Theories, Models, Frameworks, or Methods?

Best Way for Non-Programmers to Make Forms/Reports that interface with an SQL Database over the Intranet?

Can you use your computer just by talking and listening to it, without using the screen or mouse?

Who can I use for offshore web development?

how can i create a blog

What is the easiest way to add rotating ads to a typepad blog???

Any TikiWiki users out there willing to help with a wiki question? Some of my RSS feeds look great when used in sidebar modules, but when I place the RSS module within a wiki page the HTML coding appears. Any insight would be appreciated.

Help Needed:- How to connect to other databases from PostGreSQL Server

My A drive is not seen anymore. I did reboot and device manager troubleshot. The issue is still. Please advise. Thanks.

How many ping response characters are there and what's their mean?